John fenton



(No Model.)

J. FENTON. Shoe Brush.

No. 230,869. Patented Aug. 10,1880.

l'llllll UNiTEn STATES PATENT Graine.

JOHN FEN'ION, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

SHOE-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,869, dated August 10, 1880. Application filed May 18, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN FEN'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, haveV invented a new and useful 11nprovement in Shoe-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe-brushes in which an adjustable handle provided with a cover for a blacking-box operates in conjunction with the brush-back and a blacking-box contained therein; and the ob- 'ect of my improvement is to provide the back of a shoe-brush with facilities for holding a box of blacking and means for securing a detachable handle, which may be readily and conveniently removed for applying the blacking to boots and shoes and readily replaced for polishing. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the entire device. Fig. 2 is a top view of the back of the polishing brush detached from the handle. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the handle and the blacking-brush detached from the polishingbrush, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the wooden bach of the polishing-brush, which is provided with a round recess or chamber, G, for receiving an ordinary blacking-box containing blaeking. The upper edge of the recess Gr is provided with a groove, a, for the cover D of the handle to it in.

Near the ends of the wood back Aare screws I I', the heads of which project above the wood, and an inclined stop, J, is also secured to the wood between the screw I' and end thereof.

The handle B, with its blacking-brush C, is of the ordinary form.

The flat portion B' fits over the wood backing'A of the polishing-brush. Near the middle of this flat part of the handle B is secured the blacking-box cover D, and the front end of the handle is provided with a plate, K',

having an L-shaped end or scraper, K2, which forms a snug joint with the end of the polishing-brush wood A, as shown iu Fig. l.

The plate K' is provided with a notch, R', to permit the neck of the screw I to enter it, while the head ot' the screw I is in the dovetailed hole B4 of the handle. the flat part B' of the handle is also provided with a plate, K, having a notch, B, on the opposite side from the notch It', and the handle is provided above this notch It with another dovetailed recess, R3, to receive the screwhead I'. y

At the rear of the plate K is a spring, F, which slides over the inclined stop J and springs down, thus preventing lateral motion ot the handle.

The operation of my new device is as follows, to wit: rIhe recess Gr of the polishingbrush is furnished with abox of blackiug. The

handle B is then placed over the wood A in an angular' position with the cover D inserted in the groove a, above the blaching-box. By turning the handle, using the cover D as a pivot, the screw-heads I I' are inserted in their respective notches R3 R4, with the necks ot' the screws in the notches BR' of the plates K K. As the necks of the screws come iu contact with the rear ends of the notches RR' the spring F drops down in front of the inclined stop J, and the L-shaped part K2 of the front plate, K', is brought in close contact with the front end of the polishing-brush wood A, thus securing the handle to the polishingbrush and the cover to the blacking-box. rIhis is the condition ot' the device when used for polishing boots or shoes.

In removing the handle for the purpose of applying the blacking to the boots or shoes. the spring F is raised and the handle moved. to one side, thus releasing the plates K K' from the screws I I' and the cover from the box. The blacking-brush C can then be used for applying the blackin g, after which the irst operation described is repeated for the purpose ot' polishing, or the polishing-brush may be used without the handle being attached, if desired.

The rear end ot' 55 Having thus desori'bed my invention, what In testimony whereof have signed my I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letname to this specioatiou in the presence of ters Patent, isAg two subscribing Witnesses.

The Wood A of the polishing-brush, having 5 a recess, G, in its top for holding a box of JOHN FENTON.

blacking, and further provided With the screws I I and stop J, combined with the detacha- Witnesses: ble handle B, having the box-cover D, notched G. H. BENNETT, plates K K, :md spring F, as and for Jche pur- E. O. FRINK. 1o pose specified. 

